Williamson Park & Ashton Memorial.


Williamson Park & Ashton Memorial.

Quernmore Road (or Wyresdale Road if parking is required).

The Park includes the Ashton Memorial (a famous folly on the skyline overlooking Lancaster) and Tropical Butterfly House, Mini-Beast Centre, Foreign Bird House and Conservation Garden. The Ashton Memorial was a gift to the City from Lord Ashton, set within the parkland created by his father, James Williamson. The "structure", as it became known LOCAL REGIONly, was a memorial to Lord Ashton's first wife. The park was created out of the quarries from which came the stone for most of Lancaster's buildings. Inside the recently restored Memorial is the Williamson Gallery. The Park is 38 acres of landscaped gardens with breathtaking views to the Fylde Coast and the Lake District. A pleasant café is available at most times during the Park's opening hours.

For further details contact 00 44 (0)1524 33318 Website: www.williamsonpark.u-net.com